The same day the FTC lobbed its accusation, Artist Arena proposed a settlement in which it will pay $1 million to settle the alleged wrongdoing, which it doesn’t admit to or deny. It also promised to delete any information it collected that violated COPPA and post a link on all of its sites to FTC information about children’s online privacy protection. A judge hasn’t yet approved the settlement.

“Marketers need to know that even a bad case of Bieber Fever doesn’t excuse their legal obligation to get parental consent before collecting personal information from children,” FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said in a press release. “The FTC is in the process of updating the COPPA Rule to ensure that it continues to protect kids growing up in the digital age.”